Widow recounts Ku Klux killings in Kemper County
Mrs. M. E. Gilmer widow of John P. Gilmer writes from Scoover Mississippi about the De Kalb massacre in Kemper County. She alleges Republican leaders Judge Chisolm and Gilmer were targeted for assassination by armed mobs, that writs against them were forged, and that both men were killed after being forced from De Kalb.
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Monticello
Ind
M. E. Gilmer
John P. Gilmer
de Kalb
Kemper County
Miss
Scoover
Gilmer
Chisolm
Chislim
Judge Chisolm
Mr. Gilmer
Judge Chisholm
Washington
Senate Investigating Committee
Kemper
Darling
Thunderstorm and tornado devastate area near Langdon Station
A June night storm in St Paul produced a tornado near Langdon Station ten miles southeast, causing extensive damage to telegraph lines and buildings. Trees, fences, and poles were uprooted, and several farm homes suffered serious injuries and property loss valued near $0,000. one resident died in the wreckage. Fire and destruction accompanied the storm as it moved across the countryside for about an hour.
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St. Paul
Minn
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Langdon Station
Langdon
Ed Tinsha
Smith
D. Tucker
Tuttle
J. Kis
Ee Wilkins
M. Wiluneteilkins
Lestroy
Peten
Bickenbach & Hale Open Cigar and Tobacco Store
Local merchants Bickenbach and Hale announce the opening of a cigar and tobacco shop featuring a selection of premium brands. The venture also mentions a related leather shop run by Johny B. Taylor, expanding the pair’s retail offerings.
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Bickenbach & Hale
Johny B. Taylor
Bickenbach & Jiale
New Four Per Cents Loan Contract Signed by Leading Firms
The Treasury secures a six month agreement with Rothschild J B Morgan Seligman Belmont Drexel Morton Bliss Seligman First National Bank of New York for a 4 per cent thirty year loan at par in coin. Subscriptions open in thirty days in major cities with ninety day payment option. The loan replaces the 4 per cent issue and will fund resumption and redemption needs while easing debt burden. Cabinet met briefly to finalize syndicate terms.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Messrs
Rothschild
J. 8. Morgan & Co
Seligman Bros
Morton, Rose & Co
London
Belmont & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Morton, Bliss & Co
First National Bank of New York
United States
Europe
What the Bilious Require
What the Bilious Require. Since torpidity of the liver is the chief cause of its disorder an alterative stimulant is needed to arouse it to activity Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters removes constipation fl atulence heartburn yellowness of skin whites of eyes pain right side nausea vertigo and sick headache and acts as a remedy for chronic indigestion despondency nervousness and loss of vigor.
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Hostetter
Family horse wanted for steady reputable use
A good steady family horse is sought aged seven to ten years. Must be sound, perfectly gentle, and reliable. Inquiries to the JouRNAL office.
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Journal
Excursion to a Southwest Kansas Home and Grand Valley Reach
Advertisement offers round trip fare from Freeport to Kinsley via A T and S F R R and W U R R Kansas for 25 dollars. Travel by rail through Cottonwood and Arkansas Valleys hailed as future granary and Garden of the West. Also solicits a permanent bookkeeper or salesman position with references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
A. T
Freeport
Kinsley
Cottonwood
Arkansas
America
P.O
Locket Found With Wattie Maltese Cross Reward
A blue locket with a pearl and Maltese cross on one ring bears the name Wattie and August 81st on its back. The finder will receive a liberal reward if returned to George Ruston's Butter and Egg Depot on upper Stephenson Street.
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Wattie
George Ruston
Stephenson Street
Salt for Butter Arrives From Liverpool at Ruston’s Depot
Direct from Liverpool a high quality salt for butter is now available at Ruston’s Butter and Egg Depot. Butter makers are urged to use the salt and pack butter in tubs for best results.
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Liverpool
Freeport
Liberty Mills Opens for Custom Work After Flood Repair
Liberty Mills reports full repair of flood damage and offers all kinds of custom work on short notice. proprietor V. Stoskopf announces readiness to take jobs.
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Liberty Mills
V. Stoskopf
Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy ad claims quick headache cure
An 19th century style ad asserts headaches stem from overcharged blood and waste buildup. It promotes Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic as cleansing the system and strengthening nerves, with a claim of 3 to 10 minute cures using Golden Relief. Manufactured in Fredonia New York and sold in Freeport Illinois via Emmert and Burrell.
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Fenner
American Cologne Perfume Item For Sale
A new per fume described as delicate sweet and lasting is offered for sale by Swarts and Stocking. The notice promotes an article suitable for both ladies and gentlemen and lists the date 22 10 14.
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Swarts & Stocking
Isaac Stine Clothing Ad Promises Low Prices in Freeport
In Freeport Isaac Stine promotes more than twenty five years in clothing trade offering goods at the lowest prices in the state. He sells clothing ready made or made to order and urges customers to.call before buying elsewhere.
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Isaac Stine
Smith Bros. Named Agents for Gray's Elastic Roofing Paint
Smith Bros of this city appointed sole agents to sell Gray's Elastic Roofing Paint. The paint is claimed to cost less than half the price of rival products and to cover with a single coat more effectively than many coats of older paint. Also mentions Webster's Illustrated Unabridged Dictionary and Harper's Magazine.
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Smith Bros
Harper’s Magazine
Stephenson County Grange Plans June Meeting
The third quarterly meeting of the Stephenson County Grange will be held at Grange Hall Freeport on Tuesday June 19 1877 at 10 am. A full attendance is desired as arrangements are made for meetings during the State Fair when State Grange officers will attend. By order of the W M F B Walker Sec.
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Stephenson County Grange
Grange Hall
Freeport
State Grange
W. M
F. B. Walker
Headache causes and simple stomach-centered treatment
A historical note describes headache as either sympathetic to stomach issues or nervous from brain strain. It advises restoring stomach function, taking an emetic first, then Roback's Bitters daily, keeping bowels regular and using Blood Pills in small frequent doses. A separate line promotes Phosphorene Destroyer for eradicating rats mice ants and roaches.
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Roback
Swarts & Stocking
Smith Brothers advertise coopering return and fresco services
Smith Brothers, House and Sign Painters announce Jacob Hime, Freeport’s oldest cooper, has returned to Bos cobel Wisconsin but will operate at his old corner of Washington and Liberty streets. He holds the Illinois Refining Co barrels contract and needs large shops. The firm also offers fresco painting through an arrangement with the Scandinavian Painting Association with low rates and warrants all work from their Galena Avenue shop.
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Jacob Hime
Freeport
Boscobel
Wis
Washington and
Liberty Streets
Hime
Ilinois Refining Co
Scandinavian Painting Association
Galena Avenue
Smith Brothers
The Place to Buy Goods at Robey’s Store
Our recommendation for the best groceries is W. W. Robey opposite Knowlton's bank. Teas coffees sugars syrups canned fruits and all in his line are pure and good and priced as low as any dealer. Goods delivered to your door. Remember Robey for quality and low prices.
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W. W. Robey
Knowlton
Robey
New Family Shuttle Sewing Machine Offered at $30
A.CATELY & Co announces the New Family Shuttle sewing machine at $30 with a $22.50 set of attachments free. The ad claims rapid, smooth, and strong performance for all kinds of work and promises easy learning, reliability, and ongoing service. Territory free. address at Broadway and Eighth Street, New York.
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A. Cately & Co
Cor
Broadway
Eighth St
New York
Warts Removed A Positive Cure Offered
A painless stain free wart cure is offered by Dr. Quincy A. Scott with price one dollar. Orders accepted at 278 Penn Ave Pittsburgh Pa or through any druggist. Dealers receive a liberal discount and a circular is free.
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Quincy A. Scott
Penn Ave
Pittsburgh
Green's August Flower Promises Cure for Indigestion
Questions address dyspepsia liver complaint and indigestion and claim Green's August Flower cures. Advertisement notes 2,400,000 bottles given away as trial and offers sample bottles for 10 cents and regular size 75 cents through druggists nationwide.
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United States
Plows and farm machinery repaired advertised in brief notice
Fragmentary ad copy notes repair services for farm plows cultivators and machinery. The vendor names Adamson and Stephenson appear with price and location hints in a cluttered ad segment. The readable text suggests sale and repair offerings tied to farm equipment.
Boots and Shoes Sale Under Scrutiny in Freeport
A local dealer announces a $5,000 stock of new boots and shoes offered at unusually low cash prices. The letter urges customers to inspect goods at the Opera House Block and claims to defy competition in the trade.
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Freeport
Wil Barneett
Opera House
Brown & Vail
Ford
Cor
Stephenson
Chicago
Ilinois
Prices Down Way Down and Goods the Best
Cheap John John R. Wagner, agent, opposite the Brewster House, offers the lowest prices and best goods. Largest stock of groceries in the city with astonishing low prices. Visit his store and be convinced. Also D Adamson 89 Stephenson St offers wall paper, parlor and chamber sets, and stencil border samples by Smith Bros painters.
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John
John R. Wagner
Brewster House
John Wagner
D. Adamson’s
Stephenson St
Smith Bros
Adamson
For Sale Winchester Sixison-Shot Rifle Trade Offer
For sale an Improved Winchester Sixison-Shot Rifle in good as new condition. Will trade for a breech-loading shotgun. For particulars inquire at this office. Also First-Class Farm Machinery for Sale at lowest prices at Easter & Coq's Warehouse.
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Easter & Coq
County Surveyor Seeks Orders at County Clerk Office
County Surveyor F. E. Jones offers services by order. Residents must leave name range township section and day wanted at the County Clerk office. Office located in the Court House Freeport Hl.
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F. E. Joses
Court House
Freeport
For Rent Warehouses 91 and 98 on Galena Street
Public notice advertises rental of Warehouses 91 and 98 located on Galena Street. Enquiries directed to W. G. and W. Barnes for details and leasing terms.
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Galena Street
W. G. & W. "Barnes
Scholarship Offer at Rock River University Dixon
A $100 scholarship is offered at Rock River University in Dixon. It applies across departments taught and interested parties should contact or visit the office for details.
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Rock River University
Dixon
Da Costa Cure Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
A period advertisement claims Da Costa's Radical Cure instantly relieves and permanently cures stomach and liver disorders. It asserts thousands will testify to the results and urges readers to try a trial size of 25 cents sold by Emmert & Burrell, alongside Professor Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup.
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da Costa
Emmert & Burrell
Parker
Hale's Cough Coral a Remedy for Coughs
Doctors praise Hale's Cough Compound as effective for colds coughs and sore throats among children. N A Draper the local druggist guarantees a cure or money back after half a bottle if not satisfied. The preparation tastes pleasant making it suitable for children.
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Hale
N.A. Draper
Farm Implements Offered by Stephenson County Co op
A managing agent announces a full line of farm implements from hand rakes to threshing machines offered by the Stephenson County Farmers Co operative Association. Satisfaction guaranteed or no sale, emphasizing merit over price.
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Stephenson County
Stephenson County Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Freeport Flouring Mill for sale on Pecatonica River
A valuable flouring mill property known as the Freeport City Mills on the Pecatonica River with excellent water power three run of burrs in good running order will be sold cheap and on easy terms. Enquire Wesster and Ropes proprietors Freeport Illinois April 19 1877.
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Freeport City Mills
Pecatonica
Wesster & Rnopes
Freeport
Ilinois
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough Cure
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and severe coughs. Claims instant relief for croup, bronchitis, and chest pain with a reliable cure, urging tired patients to abandon doctors and quack remedies. Sold by Emmert & Burrell as sole agents with trial bottles offered.
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Dr. King
Emmenr & Burrell
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Makea ' Square
Spach
Syten
Tl Bok Coles
Adva Icent Ghtards & CO. Proprietors
Mississippi
Minnesota
Trasscom
SPRR
Davenport
Iowa
Ruston's Butter and Egg Depot
Star Clothing House
Gray
Emmert & Burrell's
Tfas
Pocket Books
J. S. Fifield
Ills
Guiteau
Nnlige
Easter & Co’s
Heat & Korenta
Crockery
FTC
C. H. Little
Easter & CO
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